San Antonio Youth Centers PO Box 7844 San Antonio, Texas 78207 Tel: (210)223-3131 Fax: (210)223-9939 Web: www.sanantonioyouth.org
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Greg Atteberry, Chair Zachry Construction Coporation Jack Roney, Vice Chair Sterling Bank Ralph Grimmer, Vice Chair Tesoro Companies, Inc. Shannon Anderson, CPA, Treasurer Wolters Kluwer Rick Weld, Secretary Rackspace Managed Hosting Joe Maratea, Immediate Past Chair Valero Energy Corporation Cynthia Le Monds, CEO San Antonio Youth Centers Interested in serving? Call Cynthia Le Monds at (210)223-3131 ext. 209
DIRECTORS Adam Baugh Bob Benavides, San Antonio Retail Merchants Association Liz Chiego, Phyllis Browning Bob Crittenden, Jr., AT&T Laura Flores, Frost National Bank Judy Geelhoed, Kids’ Exchange Katie Harvey, KGBTexas Judith Henderson James Lifshutz, Liberty Properties Gerry Lozano, Jackson Walker L.L.P. Louis Marin, City Employees Federal Credit Union Peighi Meitzler, Accenture Gage Paine, University of Texas at San Antonio Craig Pfeiffer, Interior Ideas, Inc. Dr. Cynthia Phillips, Our Lady of the Lake University Michael Schaub, Cameiro Chumney and Co., L.C. Robert Vasquez, Calarus Group Dawn Volesky, Clear Channel Communications.
ANNUAL REPORT 2007
JOSE ALVAREZ Jose Alvarez began attending our Laurel Heights Youth Center (a collaboration with Laurel Heights United Methodist Church) in fifth grade. Active in working with kids from Mexico, Jose was an annual youth volunteer through the Church’s missionary group. “When I started going to the San Antonio Youth Centers, I was in the fifth grade. Now, I’m a sophomore in college.” José has big dreams, and he’s one step closer to them as he enjoys his second year as an education major at Texas State University in San Marcos. The handsome young man with a winning smile graduated from Edison High School two years ago after completing his seventh year as a participant at the San Antonio Youth Centers. José says the Center gave him a place to call his own, a place to learn, grow and become a better person. José spent many afternoons and summers engaged in learning, and every spring, he joined the SAYC “Ballers” in the Spurs Night Hoops League. José says he learned what it meant to be part of a community. José had always wanted to go to college, and he credits youth center volunteers like Thad Dorsey for giving him that extra push to stay in school, get good grades and dream big. He plans to become a high school math teacher. Despite overwhelming odds, José is achieving great things. His father, a single parent, has not only struggled financially in raising three children on his own, but he is critically ill with cancer. All three children are now in college pursuing their dreams. José also served on a youth center leadership team and was frequently engaged in community service. During his summers, he returns to San Antonio and volunteers to work with kids at the Laurel Heights Youth Center. “The youth center gave me a place,” he says. “Now, it’s time I do the same for other kids. I love this center, and I want to make sure it’s always around for kids like me who really need it.”
SAYC COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER LOCATIONS
The mission of San Antonio Youth Centers is to develop the strengths, talents and skills of inner-city youth and their family members so each person fulfills his or her own potential – personally, at work, at school and in the community.
CENTER
ADDRESS
SCHOOLS TARGETED (% of low income)
Dan Cook Youth Center
1215 W. Poplar
Tafolla (93%); Crockett (93%)
Laurel Heights Youth Center
227 W. Woodlawn
Twain (96%); Cotton (100%)
Eastside Youth Center
227 Eross
Pershing (95%); Tynan (91%)
Jefferson Youth Center
758 Donaldson Ave
San Antonio ISD (91%)
South Side Youth Center
379 E. Petaluma
Kingsborough (82%); Mc Collum (87%)
St. Jude’s Youth Center
130 S. San Augustine
Edgewood ISD (97%); San Antonio ISD (91%) SAYC Annual Report 2007 | 1
I’m a fighter not a quitter. I want to set an example for people because if I can do it—you can do it. I started with nothing and I turned it into something. I want to use my time here to work to build a better life and a better future. In the future I’d like to go on to college and possibly study acting or writing. I see SAYC as a way for me to get there. Gary James, Age 21
Dear Friends, At San Antonio Youth Centers, it’s about the kids and helping them reach their goals and make their dreams come true. What began humbly in 1984 in the tiny basement of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in downtown San Antonio has become a broad, community-wide effort to strengthen the skills, talents and strengths of San Antonio’s most impoverished children. When people ask me what San Antonio Youth Centers is all about, the faces of children come to mind. I think of children like Maria Marquez who grew up at our Dan Cook Youth Center and who is now in her second year of college. I think of Jose Alvarez who grew up at Laurel Heights and is also in his second year at Texas State. I think of Jermain Price and David San Miguel, two YouthBuild graduates who had dropped out of school years ago, who both made the Dean’s List at St. Phillip’s College this year. Every day, we provide a host of services to support children and give them opportunities they would otherwise not have. We know juvenile crime and delinquency still peaks when the school bell rings at 3 o’clock. We know children across the city are either on the streets or home alone without adult supervision. For our children from very low-income areas, the question becomes: What are they doing? It’s not enough to just keep them safe and out of trouble. During this critical period, it is important to focus on skills that will help our children stay in school and prepare for successful adulthood. In at least five neighborhoods, we know what hundreds of children are doing because they come to our centers every day. We know they are learning, playing and growing. We know they are being cared for and loved. We know they are being given the chance to succeed. And, we couldn’t do this without the kindness and support of people like you. On behalf of the children of San Antonio, thank you for believing in them and supporting our mission. Warm regards,
Cynthia LeMonds Chief Executive Officer
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I work at the Dan Cook Youth Center to inspire children to reach their goals. When a child comes up to me and says, ‘Thank you, Miss Kathy,’ that makes my day. Knowing God has children in this world that need and want my love inspires me to meet my own goals and propels me to get to work early. Kathy Johnson Coordinator Dan Cook Youth Center 4 | SAYC Annual Report 2007
SAYC PROGRAMS ALAMO CITY YOUTHBUILD: A nationally-affiliated YouthBuild USA program serves high school drop-outs ages 16–24, forty hours a week during a nine month cycle. YouthBuild focuses on education (GED classes), job training, affordable housing, community service and leadership. Alamo City YouthBuild participants rehabilitate run-down homes in low-income communities which are then provided to low-income families. Participants work with local construction companies; in apprenticeships and future employment. Many participants go on to college or further their education at a trade school. COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS: Designated by the US Department of Education as 21st Century Community Learning Centers, SAYC Centers are open 25 to 50 hours per week, yearround and focus on education, technology, physical education, music, and culture and arts. Our six neighborhood centers located throughout San Antonio serve at-risk school-age youth ages 5–18. We provide services after school and during the summer when juvenile crime and delinquency peak (Institute on Out-of-School Time, 2007). NUTRITION PROGRAM: Because one in four children in San Antonio suffers from hunger (San Antonio Food Bank, America’s Second Harvest, 2006), our Kids’ Café program serves all ages and operates twice daily during the summer and once a day at the centers, providing hot meals to children and nutrition education to families. YOUTH GETAWAYS: A Texas Parks and Wildlife Program that gives children and youth the opportunity to venture outside the walls of the inner-city, our Youth Getaways program serves all ages and promotes skills and talents through outdoor education and experience. We provide two monthly outdoor excursions such as camping, hiking, swimming, fishing and nature studies year round. CAROL WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: This US Department of Education program provides physical educational training at schools across the city and at our centers for youth and families in an effort to reduce childhood obesity and diabetes. More than 50% of San Antonio children suffer from childhood diabetes. San Antonio’s obesity rate is the third highest of our nation’s cities. SAYC Annual Report 2007 | 5
I joined San Antonio Youth Centers’ Alamo City YouthBuild program to get my GED and make a better life for myself and my family. And, I intend to do just that. Jo Ann Castro, Age 17
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SERVICES PROVIDED IN 2007
Durining the last fiscal year San Antonio Youth Centers 21st Century Community Learning Centers served 948 youth between the ages of 6–18. 1 Other 164 African American 12 Anglo 2 Asian
770 Hispanic
98.3% considered low-income
INCOME
ETHNICITY
196 from two-parent home 470 Females
444 from single parent home
FAMILY
478 Males
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I am here to help kids discover that learning is fun and create a place where they feel safe enough to just be kids and giggle and imagine the biggest dreams and encourage them to reach for them. Patti Cantu Coordinator St. Jude’s Youth Center
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RESULTS Alamo City YouthBuild Since starting our YouthBuild program three years ago, sixty-five youth have received national construction certifications. Fifty-six have completed their GEDs, with another 20 expected in a few months. Forty-seven have gained full-time jobs. Ninety-four have improved academically, advancing their literacy and numeracy skills. We have renovated or built five houses for lowincome families. Thirty-nine youth have become certified in lead abatement.
Community Learning Centers Through Adult and Family Services, 430 families received clothing assistance, financial literacy, housing and referral assistance, literacy classes, job search assistance, and parenting skills. Last year, we provided 1,726 character-building sessions for inner-city youth at the five centers. Using a curriculum designed to enhance character, the sessions focus on manners, social skills, values and self-esteem. Throughout the year, 948 youth attended our five centers 28,440 times. The centers were open an average of 257 days each. Through our Special Nutrition Program and the San Antonio Food Bank’s Kids Café, 948 youth were fed a hot meal during the year in the evenings and two hot meals during the summer months when school is not in session. During the 257 days our centers were open, we provided approximately 82,315 hot meals for inner-city children.
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I feel blessed to have the chance to make a difference in the lives of these youth and young adults. My goal is to have a positive impact on them and to encourage them to be the best that they can be. Working for SAYC provides the opportunity for me to reach people that would otherwise not be possible. The program reminds me of the power of hope, love, and dedication and the way that it is possible to transform the world with God’s help. Elizabeth Sullivan Advisor Alamo City YouthBuild Program
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS
2007
2006
Support and Revenue: Contribution and Grant Revenue
$861,786
$541,183
Support from United Way
79,727
72,697
Donated Materials, Program Equipment, and Supplies
74,380
79,269
-
30,647
113,995
104,342
Interest Income
981
438
Miscellaneous Revenue
140
-
701,935
751,081
1,832,944
1,579,657
1,602,352
1,509,842
114,443
114,320
Program Service Revenue Special Events (Net of Direct Costs of $23,043 in 2007 and $26,123 in 2006)
Net Assets Released from Temporary Restrictions Total Unrestricted Support and Revenue Expenses Program Service Expense General and Administrative Expenses Fundraising Expense
38,896
29,230
1,755,691
1,653,392
77,253
(73,735)
HUD YouthBuild Program
652,112
28,608
TEA - Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers
165,751
348,157
Total Expenses Increase (Decrease) in Unrestricted Net Assets TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
Net Assets Released From Restrictions
(701,935)
(751,081)
Increase (Decrease) in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
115,928
(374,316)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
193,181
(448,051)
1,740,175
2,188,226
$ 1,933,356
$ 1,740,175
Net Assets at the Beginning of the Year Net Assets at the End of the Year
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DONORS San Antonio Youth Centers sincerely appreciates all those individuals, companies, foundations and government institutions that invested in our kids last ďŹ scal year. Adam Baugh
Debe R. and Kenneth L Wantzloeben
Akin, Doherty, Klein & Feuge, PC
Dorothy Hughes
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P
Doug Arredondo and Mary Arredondo
Alfonso Escobedo
Doug and Cindy Niznik
Alvin & Dawn Volesky
Dr. Peter S. Montgomery
Anna R. Aguirre
Duanne W. Andrews
Audrey Haake
El Tropicano Hotel Riverwalk
Bank of America
Elizabeth Coates Charitable Foundation
Betsy Bell Stolhandske
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Briscoe Ranch, Inc.
F.G. Lyday
Cary Clack
Frost National Bank
Catto & Catto
GAC Halff Foundation
Central Communities
Gerry A Lozano
Christopher J. Russell
Greehey Family Foundation
Christopher Madrid
Greg Atteberry
City Employees Federal Credit Union
Interior Ideas, Inc.
City of San Antonio
Jack Roney
City of San Antonio Department of Community Initiatives
James A. Dickey, IV
City of San Antonio OfďŹ ce of Cultural Affairs
James E. and Janice A. Roberts
Col. Ret. James P. and Nancy L. Nance
James Lifshutz
Communities In Schools
Joe Angel Gonzalez, Jr.
Cynthia Le Monds
Joe Maratea
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John L. Bower
Shirley Escobedo
K. Prosk
Silver Ventures
KGBTexas, Inc.
Sixtus Pawlik
L.D. Ornsby Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Target Printing
Liberty Properties
Teresa R. Coe and Manuel Cantu
Manuel Cantu, Sr. and Alma Cantu
Terry M. Knippa
Mark Neiro
Texas Department of Human Services
Mary Halverson
Texas Education Agency
Mary Jean Wood, M.D.
The Downtown Alliance of San Antonio
Mike Morales, Jr.
The Quarry Golf Club
Mr & Mrs Albert F. Vizza
T-N-T Couriers
Palo Alto College
Underwood & Associates
Patricia H. Steed
United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County
Paul Taylor
United Way of the Capital Area
Phillip T. and Mary L. Walsh
Universal Pen & Print
Ralph and Susan Grimmer
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ruth L. Pedersen
USAA
Ruth McLean Bowers Foundation
USAA Federal Savings Bank
San Antonio Area Foundation
Valero Energy Corporation
San Antonio City Employees Federal Credit Union
Valero Energy Foundation
San Antonio Federal Credit Union
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Searing Brown Foundation
Wanda Ann Jackson
Shannon Anderson
Wanna McCorkell
Shannon and Lori Anderson
Wilbur J Rowland
Sheraton Gunther
William J. and Mary S. Phalen SAYC Annual Report 2007 | 13